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24. 164 years, 70 characters. Three actors. Three hours
Since its premiere in 2018, The National Theatre’s production of The Lehman Trilogy has enjoyed extraordinary success around the world. As it arrives…
1 year, 6 months ago
23. Special guest Mason Alexander Park on The Tempest, The Sandman and The Emcee
Ahead of starring as Ariel in Jamie Lloyd's new Shakespeare production of The Tempest at Theatre Royal Drury Lane, Mason Alexander Park took time out…
1 year, 6 months ago
22. Noël Coward was an angry young man
On the eve of A Marvellous Party, a star-filled gala to celebrate Noël Coward, Sarah Crompton talks to producer Julian Bird and Coward’s biographer O…
1 year, 7 months ago
21. Return of the Actress
Nancy’s back! Former co-host of the WhatsOnStage Podcast’s predecessor As An Actress Said to the Critic returns to talk adapting and starring in the …
1 year, 7 months ago
20. Will the West End rule over Broadway in 2025?
This week, Sarah and Alex turn their attention to the Great White Way – something that a whole raft of West End productions seem to be doing at the m…
1 year, 7 months ago
19. London theatre enters its tragic era
As Robert Icke tackles Oedipus and Alexander Zeldin reinterprets Antigone as The Other Place, Alex and Sarah talk about the ways Greek tragedies spea…
1 year, 7 months ago
18. Look back in anger - or dismay?
Theatres at the moment are working like time machines, whisking audiences back to the 1950s as a new generation of directors explore the work of the …
1 year, 7 months ago
17. Special guest James McArdle talks Tom Stoppard, Macbeth and how to save regional theatre
Sarah sits down for a wide-ranging conversation with James McArdle, currently starring in The Real Thing at the Old Vic. He talks about returning to …
1 year, 8 months ago
16. Ghastly or a joy? End of an era at the National Theatre
Sarah and Alex report from behind the scenes of the press conference at which the retiring artistic director announced his final season of work. What…
1 year, 8 months ago
15. The wonder of Ian McKellen
The release of The Critic, a new film starring Ian McKellen and written by Patrick Marber prompts Sarah and Alex to discuss McKellen’s passion for th…
1 year, 8 months ago